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Vol.  XXI.    No.  4. —  October,  1911 


CONTEWTS 


Editorials     .... 
Contributed  Articles 

The  Beginning  of  the  Peace 

Movement 
Hindu  Asceticism,  and  Modem 


Prof.  C.  M.  Geer 
Prof.   W.  S.  Pratt 


PAGE 
221 


227 


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Studies  Among  Recent  Hymn 
Books        .... 

In  the  Book  World      ^  '    "'^" 

Davis,  Dictionary  of  the  ^\h\Q— Jordan,  Deuteronomy  — A^'np- 
Early  Religious  Poetry  of  the  Hebrews  — i5rtr/^«,  ^oh  —  Cumont 
Oriental  Religions  —  Ct7^;)^'r,  The  Bible  in  Modern  Life  — 6^r^x/ 
Historic  Christ  in  the  Faith  of  Todid^y  —  Brown,  History  of  the 
English  Bible  —  Forsyth,  The  Person  and  Place  of  Jesus  Christ  — 
From  the  Rabbis  to  ^\ix\sX  — Evjen,  Luthem  Germany— (J/c^- 
den.  The  Labor  Question  —  ^ar>^^r,  Cash  and  Credit  — ^^'jri7«^<rr 
The  Administration  of  Justice  —  Balfour  of  Burleigh,  Presby- 
terianism  — The  Rural  Church  and  CJommunity  Brotherhood  — 
Cadman,  Charles  lyzx^xxx  —  Peabody,  Sunday  Evenings  in  the 
College  Chapel  — J/ar>t,  The  Pedagogics  of  Preaching— i^'^^^r/- 
son.  The  Glorv  of  the  Ministry  —  ^V/Zr,  The  Gospel  in  Both 
Worlds  — /«^a/A,  The  Church  and  Her  Prophets— 6>^<rr  A 
Christian's  Habits—  i9a«/^j,  The  Sunday  Night  Evangel  —Kinsley 
Does  Prayer  Avail—  Howard,  Temptation— 5A  John,  Child 
Nature  and  Child  Nurture  — iVaj-jaw,  The  Youngest  King  — 
Knight,  Outside  a  City  Wall  —  .S/^/Z^-ry,  Just  Over  the  Hill  — 
Letters  to  a  Ministerial  Son  —  Marvin,  Love  and  Letters   . 

Among  the  Alumni    •         •         • 


265 


283 
295 


t)arttorJ)  Seminary  prcea 

HARTFORD.  CONN. 

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STUDIES  AMONG  RECENT  HYMN-BOOKS 


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About  ten  years  ago,  as  a  help  to  exact  study  of  the  materials 
of  actual  hymnody  in  a  certain  group  of  our  American  churches, 
I  made  an  exhaustive  catalogue  of  the  hymns  found  in  the  sixteen 
larger  hymnals  that  were  published  between  i8oo  and  1900  for 
use  in  Congregational  and  Presbyterian  churches.  This  catalogue 
was  drawn  up  with  a  separate  card  for  each  hymn,  provided  with 
suitable  places  for  a  variety  of  entries,  so  that  from  them  could 
readily  be  compiled  any  statistical  summaries  that  might  be  de- 
sired. A  second  set  of  cards  was  made  for  the  authors  and  trans- 
lators. From  the  data  thus  arranged  were  derived  a  number  of 
summaries  that  proved  of  great  interest  both  historically  and 
practically,  for  they  offered  definite  information  about  the  prevail- 
ing currents  of  opinion  among  expert  editors,  as  well  as  about 
the  actual  hymnodic  resources  that  were  being  supplied  to  minis- 
ters and  congregations  for  their  acceptance. 

These  sixteen  books  varied  greatly  in  size.  The  four  largest 
had  respectively  1198,  1148,  991  and  859  hymns;  the  smallest 
had  522  and  592;  four  ranged  from  718  to  745;  six  ranged  from 
612  to  676.  The  average  mmiber  for  the  sixteen  was  755.  When 
the  duplications  were  sifted  out,  it  proved  that  the  sixteen  books 
together  contained  about  2,875  different  hymns  (and  translations), 
representing  650  writers  that  could  be  identified  (besides  about 
125  cases  of  ''anonymous"  authorship).  In  round  numbers, 
about  2,275  ^^  the  hymns  (79  per  cent.)  were  of  English  origin, 
and  about  600  (21  per  cent.)  American.  Roughly  speaking, 
about  one-third  of  the  hymns  came  from  before  1800,  mostly, 
of  course,  from  the  i8th  century,  while  two-thirds  were  from  the 
19th  century.  As  might  be  expected,  many  hymns  were  found 
in  all  or  nearly  all  the  books  —  64  in  all,  47  in  fifteen,  52  in  four- 
teen, 52  in  thirteen,  52  in  twelve,  etc.  Altogether  some  550  hymns 
appeared  in  eight  or  more  books.  In  the  total  list  the  following 
were  the  writers  most  largely  represented : —  Watts,  233 ;  Wesley, 
106;  Doddridge,  56;  Miss  Steele,  39;  Newton,  42;  Montgomery, 

(265) 


266  Hartford  Seminary  Record 

75;  Kelly,  41;  Heber,  21;  Conder,  21;  Lyte,  33;  Monsell,  33; 
Neale,  62;  Bonar,  70;  Gill,  24;  Faber,  25;  Caswall,  32;  How,  28; 
Baker,  24 ;  Winkworth,  62 ;  Havergal,  28 ;  Hastings,  29 ;  Palmer, 
35.  The  variations  between  different  books,  as  to  both  periods 
and  authors  drawn  upon,  were  wide  and  more  or  less  significant. 
But,  except  for  purposes  of  comparison,  details  regarding  these 
matters  are  not  the  object  here  in  view. 

The  study  above  mentioned  was  made  soon  after  1900.  Since 
then  five  new  hymnals  have  been  issued  that  belong  to  the  same 
class.    These  are: 

A.  '*  The  Pilgrim  Hymnal  ",  1904. 

B.  "  Hymns  of  Worship  and  Service",  1905,  augmented  in  1909. 

C.  "  Church  Hymns  and  Tunes  ",  1907. 

D.  '*  Hymns  of  the  Living  Church  ",  1910. 

E.  •*  Hymns  of  the  Kingdom  of  God",  1910. 

These  have  been  examined  and  collated  in  the  same  manner 
as  their  predecessors.  The  results  seem  worthy  of  somewhat 
detailed  presentation,  since  they  give  striking  evidence  of  the  rapid 
changes  in  opinion  and  usage  that  are  taking  place,  at  least 
among  the  makers  of  hymnals.  Among  other  things,  too,  they 
indicate  how  active  and  expanding  is  the  art  of  hymnody  within 
the  boundaries  of  English-speaking  Protestantism.* 

These  new  books  show  a  marked  tendency  toward  a  smaller 
size.  The  total  number  of  hymns  in  each  is  as  follows : — A,  546 ; 
S>  525-567 ;  C,  659 ;  D,  411;  E,  488.  The  average  size,  then,  is 
only  535,  as  against  755  in  the  previous  series  —  a  proportion  of 
about  two  to  three.  Taken  together,  the  five  books  contain  about 
1,275  different  hymns  and  translations,  of  which  nearly  300  were 
not  included  in  the  sixteen  earlier  books.  This  means  that  1,900 
of  the  hymns  presented  before  1900  are  not  perpetuated  by  these 
newer  books.  In  all,  there  are  441  known  authors  represented, 
of  which  301  are  English  and  140  apparently  American  —  without 
reckoning  some  57  "  anonymous  "  hymns.     About  950  hymns 


*  As  in  the  former  study,  in  order  to  avoid  complications,  no  statistics 
are  included  regarding  hymnals  specificallv  belonging  to  other  denomina- 
tions, although,  of  course,  several  important  books  suggest  themselves. 
Thus,  in  the  period  before  1900  appeared  the  official  "Hymnal"  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  (1892),  and  the  Baptist  "Sursum  Corda" 
(1808);  and,  in  the  recent  period  falls  "  The  Methodist  Hymnal "  (1905). 
Although  these,  too,  have  been  studied  in  detail,  the  statistics  here  given  do 
ot  include  them. 


Recent  Hymn-Books  267 

(75  P^^  cent.)  appear  to  be  of  English  origin,  and  about  325  of 
American.  The  proportion  of  the  latter,  therefore,  is  slightly 
larger  than  in  the  previous  period.  About  half  of  the  new  entries 
(not  in  the  earlier  books)  are  American.  The  proportion  of 
hymns  from  before  1800  is  now  only  about  18  per  cent.,  as 
against  about  33  per  cent,  in  the  earlier  books.  This  means  that 
about  715  of  the  hymns  now  omitted  are  those  of  the  18th  century 
or  earlier,  while  only  about  a  dozen  of  these  early  hymns  are 
now  added  to  the  list. 

If  we  ask,  How  many  hymns  are  repeated  from  book  to  book 
in  this  recent  series,  and  how  many  are  more  or  less  peculiar  to 
one  or  two  books?  we  find  the  following  figures: — 

In  all  five  books,  130 

In  four  books,  94 

In  three  books,  153 

In  two  books,  293 

In  but  one  book,  598     (A,  193  ;  B,  78  ; 

C,  157  ;  D,  71  ;  E,  99) 

It  is  noticeable  that  B  and  C  have  no  less  than  400  hymns  in  common. 
The  other  pairs  of  books  average  but  245  in  common. 

A  question  somewhat  related  to  the  foregoing  is  as  to  the 
number  and  proportion  of  the  hymns  in  these  books  when  graded 
according  to  their  commonness  or  rarity  in  the  earlier  series  of 
books.  The  following  table  gives  a  hint  of  the  trend  of  editorial 
opinion  as  compared  with  that  of  the  previous  period : — 


A 

B 

C 

D 

£ 

In  13-16  earlier  books, 

121  (22%) 

198  (35^) 

204  (31%) 

122(30$) 

124(2550 

In   9-12  do., 

76  (14^) 

152  (27?) 

158(24%) 

82  (20$) 

94(i9«) 

In    5-8  do., 

71  (13%) 

107  (19^) 

150(23%) 

83  (20%) 

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In    1-4  do., 

100(18$) 

72(i3$«) 

108  (16^) 

80  (19%) 

lOI  (2\%) 

In  none  of  them, 

178(33%) 

38  (  1%) 

39  (  6%) 

44  (11%) 

83(17%) 

(The  percentages  in  each  case  are  derived  from  the  total  size  of  the 
book  in  question.) 

Decidedly  interesting  is  the  distribution  by  date  of  the  hymns 
now  presented  for  use,  since  here  it  appears  that  there  is  a  marked 
tendency  to  change  the  balance  from  that  which  obtained  in  the 
previous  period.    A  summary  of  the  statistics  runs  thus: — 

ABODE 

From  before  1700,  9(1.6%)      9(1.6%)     11(1.7%)    15(3.6%)  16(3.3%) 

From  1700-29,  18(3.3%)    46(8.1$)    46(7.0%)     11(2.7%)  18(3-7%) 

From  1730-59.  24(4.4%)    46(8.1%)    54(8.2%)    24(5.8%)  26(5.3$) 

From  1760-99,  23(4.2%)    50(8.8$)    55(8.3%)    23(5.6%)  28(5.7$) 

From  1 8c 0-29,  39  (7.1%)    66(11.6%)     86(13.0%)    42(10.2%)  41(8.3$) 

From  1830-59,  171(31.3%)  )76(3i.o%)  213(322%)  133(323%)  160(32.8%) 

From  1860-89.  2 [6  (39.6$)  153  (26  9%)  183  (27  7$)  143  (35  0$)  173  (35.5%) 

From  1890-    .  46(8.4$)    21(3.7$)     11(1.7%)     20(4.9%)  26(5.3$) 


268 


Hartford  Seminary  Record 


For  comijarison,  the  averages  of  the  previous  series  of  sixteen  books 
are  subjoined : 


From  before  1700, 
From  1700-34, 
From  1738-63, 
From  1764-99, 
From  1800-29, 
From  1830-59, 
From  i860-     , 


18  (  2.5^) 

81  (ii.i^) 

77  (10.4^) 

74  (  9-9^) 

112  (14.9^) 

237  (31-3^) 

155  (19  9%) 


Any  comparison  between  the  number  of  hymns  taken  by  the 
two  series  of  books  from  individual  hymnists  is  apt  to  be  mis- 
leading, because  in  so  many  cases  the  older  collections  were  much 
larger  than  these  recent  ones.  Still,  for  what  they  may  suggest, 
the  data  are  here  given  regarding  the  more  prominent  writers 
(arranged  approximately  in  chronological  order)  : — 


In  5  New  Books 

In  x6  Old  Books 

Lowest  and 

highest 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

Aver. 

•  number 

Aver. 

Watts 

13 

38 

41 

7 

15 

23 

44  to  129 

75 

Wesley,  J. 

2 

I 

5 

2 

3 

3 

I  ♦•     6 

5 

Wesley,  C. 

13 

25 

27 

14 

12 

18 

22  "  41 

3a 

Doddridge 

8 

II 

12 

5 

9 

9 

13  "  31 

18 

Steele 

2 

3 

5 

2 

2 

3 

I    "    21 

10 

Newton 

4 

II 

II 

3 

7 

7 

9  ••  30 

14 

Cowper 

3 

7 

6 

5 

6 

5 

7  "   II 

9 

Montgomery 

8 

16 

25 

10 

II 

14 

19  •'  34 

36 

Kelly 

I 

5 

8 

8 

3 

5 

5  "  25 

11 

Heber 

8 

7 

9 

8 

8 

8 

7  "  15 

10 

Elliott,  C. 

4 

5 

10 

5 

3 

5 

3  **   14 

7 

Bowring 

3 

4 

5 

I 

2 

3 

0  "     8 

5 

Lyte 

6 

6 

II 

3 

7 

7 

7  "   17 

II 

Keble 

6 

3 

3 

3 

3 

4 

2  "     7 

4 

Monsell 

8 

9 

7 

4 

10 

8 

0  "   18 

7 

Neale 

8 

18 

21 

19 

10 

15 

5  "  35 

20 

Bonar 

14 

16 

21 

13 

9 

15 

9  "  30 

19 

Alexander,  C.  F. 

3 

6 

6 

5 

6 

5 

0  "     8 

5 

Faber 

8 

11 

8 

5 

9 

8 

5  *'   16 

9 

Bickersteth 

3 

5 

4 

3 

4 

4 

0  ••     7 

3 

Caswall 

7 

4 

6 

3 

5 

5 

2  ••  16 

9 

How 

10 

6 

8 

9 

14 

9 

I  "  15 

8 

Baker 

I 

3 

4 

5 

2 

3 

I  "  II 

6 

Winkworth 

6 

6 

8 

7 

9 

7 

2  *•  37 

13 

Ellerton 

7 

5 

9 

8 

12 

8 

0  *•  13 

6 

Thring 

5 

4 

8 

9 

7 

7 

0  "  12 

5 

Wordsworth 

4 

7 

9 

7 

5 

6 

I  "  13 

7 

Havergal 

5 

II 

12 

10 

7 

9 

0  ••  14 

5 

Bryant 

2 

3 

a 

3 

3 

3 

0  *'     6 

3 

Hastings 

— 

4 

3 

— 

2 

2 

2  '•  14 

6 

Palmer 

6 

6 

4 

3 

7 

5 

4  "  27 

11 

Whittier 

15 

— 

2 

2 

6 

6 

0  ••     8 

3 

As  shedding  light  upon  the  trend  of  editorial  opinion  at  the 
present  time,  as  compared  with  that  of  a  decade  or  so  earlier,  it 
will  be  of  interest  to  give  a  list  of  the  hymns  that  are  found  in  dl 


Recent  Hymn-Books 


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the  recent  books  with  the  number  of  books  in  which  they  appeared 
in  the  previous  series.    The  full  list  is  as  follows : — 


Abide  with  me  ;  fast  falls  the  eventide 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name 

All  praise  to  Thee,  my  God,  this  night 

Art  thou  weary,  art  thou  languid 

Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning 

Come,Thou  almij^hty  King 

Father,  whate'er  of  earihly  bliss 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken 

Guide  me,  O  I'hou  great  Jehovah 

Hark  !  the  herald-ancels  smg 

Holy,  holy,  holy  !  Lord  God  Almighty 

How  firm  a  foiindation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord 

I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say 
•I  love  Thy  kin>jdoin,  Lord 

Jerusalem  the  golden 

1e8u»,  1  my  cross  have  taken 

Jesus,  Lovc-r  of  my  soul 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
♦Jesus,  these  eyes  have  never  seen 
•Jesus,  Thou  joy  of  loving  hearts 

Joy  to  the  world  !  the  Lord  is  come 

Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea 

Lead,  kindly  light,  amid  the  encircling  gloom 

Love  divine,  all  loves  excelling 
♦My  faith  looks  up  to  Thee 

My  God  and  Father,  while  I  stray 

Nearer,  my  (iod,  to  Thee 

O  day  of  rest  and  gladness 
♦O  where  are  kin^s  and  empires  now 

O  worship  the  King 

O  God,  our  Help  in  ages  past 

Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me 

Saviour,  breathe  an  evening  blessing 
♦Softly  now  the  light  of  day 

Sun  of  my  soul.  Thou  Saviour  dear 

Ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand 

The  Church's  one  foundation 

The  Son  of  God  goes  forth  to  war 

Thy  wav,  not  mine,  O  LfTd 

When  all  Thy  mercies,  O  my  God 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  Cross 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 

Come,  ye  thankful  people,  come 

Father,  I  know  that  all  my  life 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed 

Hark,  hark  !  my  soul ;  angelic  songs  are  swelling 

How  gentle  God's  commands 

In  heavenly  love  abiding 
♦My  country,  'tis  of  thee 

New  every  morning  is  the  love 

O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God 
♦O  God,  beneath  Thy  guiding  hand 

O  Jesus,  Thou  art  standing 

Onward,  Christian  soldiers 

Our  blest  Redeemer,  ere  He  breathed 

Saviour,  again  to  Thy  dear  name 
•Stand  up,  stand  up  for  Jesus 

Crown  Him  with  many  crowns 

For  all  Thy  saints  who  from  their  labors  rest 

Go,  labor  on,  spend  and  be  spent 

In  the  Cross  of  Christ  I  glory 
•It  came  upon  the  midnight  clear 
♦Lord  of  all  being,  throned  afar 

My  God,  how  wonderful  Thou  art 

Now  thank  we  all  our  God 

Now  the  day  is  over 

O  mother  dear  Jerusalem 

Werusalem,  my  happy  home 
ord  of  God  Incarnate 


Lytc 

1847  In  16  books 

Perronet 

1780     before  1900 

Ken 

1688 

Neale 

1862 

Heber 

1811 

? 

'75- 

Steele 

1760 

Heber 

1823 

Newton 

1779 

Williams 

177a 

Wesley 

«7?9 

Heber 

.827 

) 

1787 

Bonar 

1846 

Dwight 

1800 

tr.  Neale 

.8s> 

Lyte 
Wesley 

1824 
1740 

Watts 

1719 

Palmer 

1858 

tr.  Palmer 

1858 

Watts 

1719 

Elliott 

1836 

Newman 

1834 

Wesley 

«747 

Palmer 

1831 

Elliott 

1834 

Adams 

1841 

Wordsworth 

1862 

Coxe 

1839 

Grant 

'833 

Watts 

1719 

Toplady 

1776 

Edmeston 

1820 

Doane 

1824 

Keble 

i8«7 

Alford 

1867 

Stone 

i86t 

Heber 

1827 

Bonar 

1857 

Addison 

1712 

Watts 

1707 

Ken 

1695  In  15  books 

Fawcelt 

1782 

Alford 

1844 

Waring 

1850 

Montgomery 

1822 

Faber 

1854 

Doddridge 

I7S5 

Waring 

1850 

Smith 

1843 

Keble 

1827 

Cowper 

177a 

Bacon 

1845 

How 

1867 

Baring-Gould  1865 

Auber 

1829 

EUerton 

1868 

Duffield 

1858 

Bridges 

185 1   In  14  book 

How 

1864 

Bonar 

1843 

Bowring 

1825 

Sears 

1850 

Holmes 

1848? 

Faber 

1848 

tr.  Winkworth 

1858 

Baring-Gould  1865 

F.  B.  P. 

1700 

How 

1867 

( American  hymns  are  marked  with  an  asterisk. ) 


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Our  day  of  praise  is  done 
The  day  is  past  and  over 
The  day  of  Resurrection 
•The  morning  light  is  breaking 

Lord,  when  we  bend  before  Thy  throne 

O  come,  all  ye  faithful 

O  God,  the  Rock  of  A^es 

Rejoice,  the  Lord  is  Kmg 

Ride  on,  ride  on  in  majesty 

Soldiers  of  Christ,  arise 

Sweet  Saviour,  bless  us  ere  we  go 

All  people  that  on  earth  do  dwell 
Angels  from  the  realms  of  glory 
As  with  gladness  men  of  old 
•Christ  for  the  world  we  sing 
Christian,  dost  thou  see  them 
Hark  !  the  glad  sound  !  the  Saviour  comes 
O  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth  and  sea 
♦O  Love  Divine,  that  stooped  to  share 
One  there  is  above  all  others 
Souls  of  men,  why  will  ye  scatter 

There's  a  wideness  in  God's  mercy 

Was  there  ever  kindest  Shepherd 
The  golden  gates  are  lifted  up 

The  eternal  gates  lift  up  their  heads 
The  King  of  Love  my  Shepherd  is 
The  sands  of  time  are  sinking 
When  morning  gilds  the  skies 

Eternal  Father,  strong  to  save 
•Immortal  Love,  for  ever  full 
The  strife  is  o'er,  the  battle  done 
We  give  Thee  but  Thine  own 

♦Fling  out  the  banner  !  let  it  float 
Lord  of  our  life  and  God  of  our  salvation 
O  God  of  Bethel,  by  whose  hand 

0  Jesus,  I  have  promised 

♦O  Master,  let  me  walk  with  Thee 
T  here  is  a  green  hill  far  away 
Through  the  night  of  doubt  and  sorrow 

A.11  glory,  laud  and  honor 
Come  unto  Me,  ye  weary 
In  the  hour  of  trial 

•A  mighty  fortress  is  our  God 
Fatner,  again  in  lesus'  name  we  meet 
Fight  the  good  fight  with  all  thy  might 
F-r  the  beauty  of  the  earth 
Peace,  perfect  peace 

Every  morning  mercies  new 

Reioice,  ye  pure  in  heart 

Spirit  of  God,  descend  upon  my  heart 

*0  little  town  of  Bethlehem 
Take  my  life  and  let  it  be 
When  the  weary,  seeking  rest 

Beneath  the  Cross  of  Jesus 
•Break  Thou  the  bread  of  life 

1  am  trusting  Thee,  Lord  Jesus 

My  God,  I  thank  Thee,  who  hast  made 

Standing  at  the  portal 

The  Lord  be  with  us  as  we  bend 

Thou  didst  leave  Thy  throne  and  Thy  kingly  crown 

Forth  in  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  I  go 
Lord,  speak  to  me,  that  I  may  speak 

O  Love  that  will  not  let  me  go 


Ellerton 

1869  In  17  books 

tr.  Neale 

1853 

tr.  Neale 

1863 

Smith 

X831 

Carlyle 

1802  In  13  books 

tr.  Oakeley 

1852 

Bickersteth 

1867 

Wesley 

1746 

Milman 

1827 

Wesley 

1749 

Faber 

i85» 

Kethe 

1560  In  la  books 

Montgomery 

1816 

Dix 

1861 

Wolcott 

1872 

tr.  Neale 

1862 

Doddridge 

1745 

Wordsworth 

1863 

Holmes 

1859 

Newton 

1779 

Faber 

1854      • 

Alexander 

1858 

Baker 

1868 

Cousin 

1857 

tr.  Caswall 

1854 

Whiting 

1861  In  II  books 

Whittier 

1856 

tr.  Pott 

1861 

How 

1864 

Doane 

1848  ?  In  10  books 

tr.  Pusey 

1840 

Doddridge 

1745 

Bode 

1869 

Gladden 

1879 

Alexander 

isls 

tr.  Baring-Gould  1867 

tr.  Neale 

1854  111  9  books 

Dix 

1867 

Montgomery 

1853 

tr.  Hedge 

1852  In  8  books 

Whitmore 

1824 

Monsell 

1863 

Pierpoint 

1864 

Bickersteth 

1876 

Phillimore 

1863  In  7  books 

Plumptre 

1865 

Croly 

1854 

Brooks 

1868  In  6  books 

Havergal 

1878 

Bonar 

1867 

Clephane 

1872  In  5  books 

Lathbury 

1884 

Havergal 

1878 

Procter 

1858 

Havergal 

1874 

Ellerton 

1871 

Elliott  E. 

1870 

Wesley 

1749  In  4  books 

Havergal 

1874 

Matheson 

1883  In  3  books 

To  these  may  well  be  added  a  list  of  those  hymns  that  appear 
in  four  out  of  five  of  the  new  hymnals,  as  follows : — 


Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve 
Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 


Doddridge 
Watts 


1755  In  16  books 
1719 


Recent  Hymn-Books 


271 


How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 

ieiius,  the  very  thought  of  Thee 
[y  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord 
My  soul,  be  on  thy  Kuard 
•O  Kacred  Head,  now  wounded 
Rejoice,  all  ye  believers 
While  Thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthroned 
Praise  to  (jod.  immortal  praise 
Sleep  thy  last  sleep 
The  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word 

A  glory  Kilds  the  sacred  pape 
While  shepherds  watched  their  flocks 

Bread  of  the  world,  in  mercy  broken 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove 
Come,  ye  disconsolate 
Forward  !   be  our  watchword 
God  is  love  !    His  mercy  brightens 
Hark!   my  s<iul,  it  is  the  Lord 
•More  love,  to  Thee.  O  Christ 
•O  Thou,  whose  own  vast  temple  stands 
The  Head  that  once  was  crowned  with  thorns 
The  heavens  declare  Thy  glory,  Lord 
There  is  a  safe  and  secret  place 

According  to  Thy  gracious  word 

Brightly  gleams  our  banner 

Go  to  dark  Gethsemane 

Look,  ye  saints,  the  sight  is  glorious 

My  God,  is  any  hour  so  sweet 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high 

Thou,  whose  almighty  word 

Upward,  where  the  stars  are  burning 

Ye  servants  of  God,  your  Master  proclaim 

Christ,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies 

iesus,  where'er  Thy  people  meet 
,ord,  lead  the  way  the  Saviour  went 
Welcome,  happy  morning 

Christians,  seek  not  yet  repose 

Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice 

Come  to  our  poor  nature's  night 

Holy  Ghost,  the  Infinite 
•Fairest  Lord  Jesus 

Here,  O  my  Lord,  I  see  Thee  face  to  face 

Jesus  lives!  thy  terrors  now 

Let  us  with  a  gladsome  mind 
•Purer  yet  and  purer 

Saviour,  like  a  shepherd  lead  us 

Sometimes  a  light  surprises 

Still  with  Thee,  O  my  God 

This  is  the  day  of  light 

At  even,  when  the  sun  was  set 
By  Christ  redeemed,  in  Christ  restored 
♦God  bless  our  native  land 
Hail  the  day  that  sees  Him  rise 
Lead  us,  heavenly  Father,  lead  us 
O  Thou,  from  whom  all  goodness  flows 
Once  in  royal  David's  city 
Saviour,  teach  me  day  by  day 
The  sun  is  sinking  fast 
Thine  arm,  O  Lord,  in  days  of  old 
We  plough  the  fields  and  scatter 

Jesus  calls  us,  o'er  the  tumult 
Much  in  sorrow,  oft  in  woe 
Oft  in  danger,  oft  in  woe 
The  radiant  morn  hath  passed  away 
The  shadows  of  the  evening  hours 

Come,  ye  faithful,  raise  the  strain 

O  it  is  hard  to  work  for  God 

God's  glory  is  a  wondrous  thing 
Workman  of  God,  O  lose  not  heart 

One  sole  baptismal  sign 

Praise,  my  soul,  the  King  of  heaven 
•Shepherd  of  tender  youth 

October  —  4 


Newton 
tr.  Caswall 

Walts 

rieath 
tr.  Alexander 
tr.  Findlater 


H.M.Williams  1790 


1779  In  x6  books 

1849 

1709 

1781 

1830 

8S4 


Watts  1707  In  15  books 

Cowper  1774 

S.  Stennett  1787 

Bar  auld  1772 

Dayman  1868 


Cowper 

1779 

Tate 

170a 

Heber 

1827  In  14  books 

Browne 

1720 

Moore 

1816 

Alford 

1871 

Bowring 

182s 

Cowper 

1768 

Prentiss 

1873 

Bryant 

1837 

Kelly 

1820 

Watts 

1719 

Lyte 

1834 

Montgomery 

1825  In  13  books 

Potter 

i860 

Montgomery 

1820 

Kellv 

1809 

Elliott 

1836 

Addison 

1712 

Marriott 

1825 

Bonar 

1867 

Wesley 

1744 

Wesley 

1740  In  12  books 

Cowper 

1779 

Crosswell 

1831  ? 

tr.  Ellerton 

1868 

Elliott 

1839  In  II  books 

Barbauld 

1792 

Rawson 

1853 

tr.      ? 

184- 

Bonar 

1857 

tr.  Cox 

1841 

Milton 

164s 

tr.     ? 

1858 

Lyte    ? 

1836 

Cowper 

1779 

Burns 

1857 

Ellerton 

1867 

Twells 

1868  In  10  books 

Rawson 

1858 

C.  T.  Brooks 

1844  ? 

Wesley 

1739 

Edmeston 

1821 

Haweis 

1791 

Alexander 

1848 

Leeson 

1842 

tr.  Caswall 

i8s8 

Plumptre 

1865 

tr.  Campbell 

1861 

Alexander 

1852  In  9  books 

White 

1812 

Thring 

z866 

Procter 

1863 

tr.  Neale 

i8s9  In  8  books 

Faber 

1849 

Robinson 

1842 

Lyte 

1834 

tr.  Dexter 

1849 

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Havergal 

i860  lu  8  books 
1862  ? 

tr.  Winkworth 

Thring 

Doddridge 
tr.     ? 

How 

1858  In  7  books 

1864 

1755 

1708 

1871 

Longfellow 
tr.  J.  Wesley 

1859  In  6  books 
1738 

Whittier 

1 8s-  In  5  books 

How 

Wreford 

1871  In  4  books 
1837 

Johnson 
Thring 

1864  In  3  books 
1880 

Blomfield 
Longfellow 

1889  In  2  books 
i886 

Small 
E.  Elliott 

1866  In  I  book 
1850 

W.  C.  Doane 
Ellerton 
Palgrave 
Longfellow 

1886  Not  in  earl- 
1871      ier  books 
1867 
1864 

Thy  life  was  given  for  me 
I  gave  My  life  for  thee 
*We  bless  Thee  for  Thy  peace,  O  God 

All  my  heart  this  night  rejoices 
Jesus  came,  the  heavens  adoring 
Fountain  of  ^ood,  to  own  Thy  love 
Jesus  Christ  is  risen  to-day 
Summer  suns  are  glowing 

♦Again,  as  evening's  shadow  falls 
Thou  hidden  love  of  God 

•Dear  Lord  and  Father  of  mankind 

Arise,  O  Lord  of  Hosts 

To  Thee,  O  God,  we  fly 
Lord,  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray 

*City  of  God,  how  broad  and  far 
O  God  of  mercy,  God  of  might 

O  perfect  love,  all  human  thought 
•O  Lord  of  life,  our  .saving  Health 

I've  found  a  Friend,  O  such  a  Friend 
When  wilt  Thou  save  the  people 

♦Ancient  of  days,  who  sittest 

Behold  us,  Lord,  a  little  space 

O  Thou,  not  made  with  hands 
♦God's  trumpet  wakes  the  slumbering  world 

It  is  apparent  from  these  lists  that  the  judgment  as  to  what 
hymns  it  is  more  or  less  imperative  to  include  in  books  of  the 
present  day  is  somewhat  different  from  what  it  was  ten  or  twenty 
years  ago.  The  two  lists  include  224  hymns.  Of  these,  117  were 
in  13-16  previous  books;  59  in  9-12;  33  in  5-8;  11  in  1-4;  and 
4  in  none.  That  new  hymns  should  gradually  be  coming  into 
general  favor,  is  natural.  Others  must  be  displaced  to  make  room 
for  them,  especially  when  the  effort  is  being  made  to  reduce  the 
total  size  of  hymnals.  The  interesting  point  is  as  to  what  hymns 
are  being  retired.  As  a  help  to  studying  this,  I  give  below  lists 
of  the  hymns  that  were  decidedly  common  in  the  earlier  period, 
but  are  now  not  found  in  four  out  of  the  five  new  books : — 

In  16  earlier  books  :— 

A  charge  to  keep  I  have 
Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross 
Asleep  in  Jesus,  blessed  sleep 
Christ  the  Lord  is  risen  to-day 
For  ever  with  the  Lord 
From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
Let  saints  below  in  concert  sing 
O  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth 
O  Jesus,  King  most  wonderful 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 
There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 
There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 
Your  harps,  ye  trembling  saints 

In  15  earlier  books  :— 

A  few  more  years  shall  roll 

Alas  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 

Approach,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  dove,  With 

Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare 

Come,  Thou  Fount  of  every  blessing 


Wesley 

1762     Now 

in          BC      E 

Watts 

1724             ' 

BC      E 

Mackay 

1832 

BC      E 

Wesley 

1739 

BC      B 

Montgomery 

1835 

BC      E 

Watts 

171Q 

ABC 

Wesley 

1759 

ABC 

Medley 

1789 

BC 

tr.  Caswall 

1849 

C     E 

Seagrave 

1742 

BCD 

Cowper 

1772 

BC 

Watts 

1707 

BC 

Toplady 

1772 

C     E 

Bonar 

1844 

B     DE 

Watts  ♦ 

1707 

BC 

Newton 

1779 

BC 

Hammond 

1745 

BC 

Watts 

1707 

BC      E 

Newton 

1779 

BCD 

Robinson 

1758 

BC 

Recent  Hymn-Books 


27} 


In  15  earlier  books  (Con/tHUf<fi  :— 
Come,  we  that  love  the  Lord 
From  every  siorray  wind  that  blows 
God  is  the  Refuge  of  His  Saints 
Hark  !  the  song  of  jubilee 
Hark  !  whxit  mean  those  holy  voices 
I'm  but  a  stranger  here 
Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 
Lord,  dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing 
Lord,  it  belongs  not  to  my  care 
Lord  of  the  Sabbath,  hear  our  vows 

Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love 
O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
O  Paradise,  O  Paradise 
On  the  mountain's  top  appearing 
Pleasant  are  Thy  courts  above 
Safely  through  another  week 
While  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 

In  14  earlier  books  :— 

As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  brooks 
Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 
By  cool  Sifoam's  shady  rill 
Calm  on  the  listening  ear  of  night 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come 
For  thee,  O  dear,  dear  country 
•Gently,  Lord,  O  gently  lead  us 
♦How  beauteous  were  the  marks  divine 

O  who  like  Thee,  so  calm,  so  bright 
Light  of  those  whose  deary  dwelling 
Lord  of  the  worlds  above 
My  Jesus,  as  Thou  wilt 
•O  cease,  my  wandering  soul 

0  for  a  heart  to  praise  ray  God 
See  Israel's  gentle  bhepherd  stand 
Soon  may  the  last  glad  song  arise 
Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord 

Stand  up,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears 
Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 
This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made 
*  'Tis  midnight !  and  on  Olive's  brow 
Weary  of  earth  and  laden  with  my  sin 
When  gathering  clouds  around  I  view 
When  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
When  onr  heads  are  bowed  with  woe 
When,  streaming  from  the  eastern  skies 
Why  should  the  children  of  a  King 

In  13  earlier  books  :— 

Behold,  a  stranger  at  the  door 
Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation 
Cast  thy  burden  on  the  Lord 
Children  of  the  heavenl\  King 
Depth  of  mercy,  can  there  be 
Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears 
God  calling  yet?  shall  I  not  hear 
God  that  madest  earth  and  heaven 
Grace  !  'tis  a  charming  sound 
Hail,  Thou  once-despised  Jesus 

Jesus,  hail !  enthroned  in  glory 
Hark  !  ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 
Hark  !  the  sound  of  holy  voices 
Higli  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God 
How  beauteous  are  the  feet 

1  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives 
*I  love  to  steal  awhile  away 

I'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord 

My  God,  how  endless  is  Thy  love 

My  spirit  on  Thy  care 

Nature  with  open  volume  stands 
O  the  sweet  wonders  of  Thy  grace 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 

Now  God  be  with  us 

O  Holy  Saviour,  Friend  unseen 

O  where  shall  rest  be  found 
♦One  sweetly  solemn  thought 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire 

Songs  of  praise  the  angels  sang 

Sweet  is  tne  work,  my  God,  my  King, 

The  Lerd  my  Shepherd  is 
♦Thou  art  the  Way  ;  to  Thee  alone 


Watts 

1707      Now  in 

BC 

Stowell 

1828 

BC 

Waits 

1719 

BC 

Montgomery 

i4i8 

A     C 

Cawood 

181Q             " 
1836 

BC 

Taylor 

BC 

Grigg 

1765 

BC 

Fawcett  ? 

'773                " 

ABC 

Baxter 

1681 

ACE 

Doddridge 
Wesley 

'755 
1740 

BCD 

Faber 

1862 

BC      E 

Kelly 

1802 

BCD 

Lyte 

:834 

B          E 

Newton 

'774                " 

BC      E 

Newton 

1774 

BC      E 

Tate  &  Bro. 

1696 

BC 

Medley 

178a 

BC 

Heber 

1812 

AB 

Sears 

1834 

ABC 

Hart 

'759               " 

ABC 

tr.  Neale 

'8?i 

BC      E 

Hastings 

'83' 

C 

Coxe 

1844 

ABC 

Wesley 

1746 

B 

Walts 

1719               " 

BC 

tr.  Borthwick 

'854 

BC     E 

Muhlenberg 

1826               " 

A     C 

Wesley 

174a               " 

BCD 

Doddridge 

'755 

ABC 

Yokes  ? 

1816 

Montgomery 

1825 

BCD 

Watts 

1707 

c 

Shirley 

1770 

BC 

Watts 

1719               " 

BC 

Tappan 

182a 

B 

Stone 

1866 

BC 

Grant 

1806 

B 

Watts 

1707               " 

BC 

Milman 

1827               " 

ACE 

Shrubsole 

1813 

BC 

Watts 

1700 

Grigg 

176s 

B         E 

Wesley 

1750 

BC 

Montgomery 

1822 

c 

Hill 

1783 

BC 

Cennick 

1742               " 

BCD 

Wesley 

1740 

BC 

tr.  J.  Wesley 
tr.  Findlater 

'739 

/^     C      E 

1855 

BC 

Heber 

1827               " 

CDE 

Doddridge 

'755 

BC 

Bakewell 

1757               " 

BC 

Kelly 

ite6 

BCD 

Wordsworth 

1862 

BCD 

Watts 

1719 

BC 

Watts 

1707              " 

BC 

Wesley 

1742              " 

BCD 

Brown 

1824 

B 

Watts 

1709              " 

BC 

Watts 

1709              " 

BC      E 

Lyte 

1834 

A     C 

Watts 
Watts 

1707 
1709 

BC 

tr.  Winkworth 

'863 

ABC 

Elliott 

'834 

ABC 

Montgomery 

1819              " 

BC 

Cary 

1854  ? 

BC 

Wesley 

'743               " 

B 

Montgomery 

1819 

BCD 

Montgomery 

1819 

BC 

Watts 

1719               " 

BC 

Watts 

1719               " 

ABC 

Doane 

1814 

BCD 

Tate  &  Br. 

1696 

Now  in 

CD 

Bowring 

1825 

" 

ABC 

Montgomery- 

1819 

" 

C 

Doddridge 

I7SS 

" 

BC 

274  Hartford  Seminary  Record 

In  13  earlier  books  {Contiuned)  :— 

Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life 
Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night 
What  are  these  in  bright  array 
Ye  servants  of  the  Lord 

Of  the  98  hymns  in  this  list,  it  will  be  noticed  that  only  4  are  wholly 
omitted  in  the  recent  books,  and  only  9  others  are  found  in  but  one  book  ; 
while  85  are  found  in  at  least  two  books,  and  40  in  three  books.  Rela- 
tively, however,  they  do  not  occupy  the  same  position  of  importance  as 
they  held  in  the  earlier  books.  (Incidentally  it  may  be  noted  that  of  these 
98  hymns,  18  are  included  in  A  ;  80  in  B  ;  85  in  C  ;  15  in  D  ;  and  21  in  E.) 

It  is  evident,  from  even  a  casual  glance  at  these  lists,  that  one 
of  the  movements  taking  place  is  away  from  hymns  of  the  i8th 
century  in  favor  of  those  of  the  19th  century.  Out  of  224  hymns 
most  in  favor  in  the  five  recent  books,  only  55  (25  per  cent.)  come 
from  before  1800;  while  of  98  hymns  that  the  earlier  books  had 
favored,  but  which  are  now  less  favored,  57  (58  per  cent.)  come 
from  before  1800,  and  24  more  come  from  the  first  third  of  the 
19th  century.  Among  these  98,  20  are  by  Watts,  4  by  Doddridge, 
10  by  Wesley,  4  by  Newton,  and  8  by  Montgomery.  All  of  this  is 
what  might  be  expected  in  connection  with  so  vital  and  progres- 
sive a  form  of  literature  as  hymnody,  though  the  inevitable  shift 
of  usage  may  perhaps  seem  startling  to  some  whose  standards 
were  fixed  a  generation  ago. 

But,  of  course,  there  are  other  factors  at  work  besides  that  of 
mere  age.  It  is  somewhat  noticeable  that  about  one-eighth  of  the 
98  hymns  that  are  losing  favor  are  versions  of  the  Psalms.  Every 
year  takes  us  further  away  from  the  time  when  such  versions 
were  regarded  as  typical  of  what  should  be  sung  in  churches. 
Possibly  the  growing  use  of  the  Psalms  as  material  for  responsive 
reading  may  tend  to  make  their  use  in  metrical  form  less  grateful. 
And  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  all  metrical  versions,  even  when 
as  free  as  those  of  Watts,  have  a  slightly  mechanical  quality, 
which  detracts  from  their  lasting  acceptability. 

Probably  the  element  of  metrical  form  is  exerting  a  decided 
influence,  though  usually  yielded  to  unconsciously,  particularly 
as  meter  is  necessarily  involved  with  the  whole  question  of  the 
tunes  with  which  hymns  are  associated.  As  is  well  known,  our 
English  hymnody  started  with  an  almost  exclusive  employment 
of  the  iambic  schemes  that  finally  acquired  the  names  "  Common 
Meter",  "Long  Meter",  and  "Short  Meter",  mostly  in  four- 
line  stanzas.    This  domination  of  style  by  a  single  family  of  met- 


Recent  Hymn-Book 


275 


rical  schemes  lasted  unbroken  until  about  1740.  Wesley  broke 
it  up  by  a  wholly  revolutionary  exuberance  of  meters  on  his  own 
part,  but  the  effect  of  his  innovations  did  not  become  general 
until  long  after.  It  was  really  not  until  the  19th  century  was 
well  on  its  way  that  there  set  in  a  general  tendency  to  study  the 
possibility  of  many  varying  meters  and  to  explore  the  possibilities 
of  longer  stanzas.  The  result  of  this  movement,  supported  by  the 
introduction  of  a  large  number  of  tunes  of  much  greater  musical 
richness  than  had  been  customary  earlier,  has  been  the  creation, 
I  think,  of  an  unconscious  distaste  for  hymns  in  the  plainer 
measures,  because  they  sound  a  trifle  "  old-fashioned."  As  sup- 
porting this  general  thesis,  it  may  be  noted  that,  of  the  98  hymns 
above,  which  seem  to  be  losing  ground,  nearly  two-thirds  are  in 
C.  M.,  L.  M.,  or  S.  M.,  and  that,  if  7s.  be  added,  three-fourths 
of  the  total  are  included.  On  the  other  hand,  in  the  list  of  hymns 
that  are  in  all  the  recent  books,  less  than  one-third  are  in  C.  M., 
L.  M.,  or  S.  M.,  and  that  there  are  represented  thirty  or  more 
meters  that  were  wholly  unknown  to  the  age  of  Watts. 

This  reference  to  the  subject  of  meter  leads  on  inevitably  to 
that  of  tunes,  as  having  great  influence  in  giving  individuality 
and  popular  power  to  particular  hymns,  so  that  they  acquire  a  firm 
hold  upon  usage.  With  hymns  that  have  some  rather  rare  met- 
rical scheme  it  is  likely  that  some  one  tune  will  come  to  be  gener- 
ally associated,  and,  if  this  tune  happens  to  be  very  good,  it  con- 
fers upon  the  hymn  an  added  charm  and  a  new  place  in  popular 
estimation.  The  sudden  rise  into  almost  universal  acceptance  of 
sundry  hymns  from  the  middle  of  the  19th  century  and  later  was 
certainly  due  to  the  fact  that  they  were  promptly  provided  with 
tunes  of  so  much  beauty  that  hymn  and  tune  together  sung  them- 
selves into  the  hearts  of  people.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  cite 
instances  of  this  in  the  lists  of  favored  hymns  given  above.  All 
might  not  agree  about  the  aptness  of  the  illustrations  that  any  one 
critic  might  select.  But  about  the  general  force  of  the  point 
there  can  be  little  doubt. 

It  is  a  far  more  delicate  question  as  to  how  much  the  shift  in 
opinion  is  due  to  the  thought-contents  of  the  hymns,  particularly 
if  the  inquiry  is  pushed  in  the  direction  of  what  is  often  called 
their  "  theology."    There  can  be  no  doubt  that  in  these  latter  days 


276  Hartford  Semmary  Record 

there  has  been  a  growing  dislike  of  hymns  that  sound  ''  didactic," 
especially  if  they  contain  words  or  phrases  that  are  associated 
with  dogmatic  discussions.  The  old  idea  of  a  hymn,  at  least  as 
exemplified  by  the  Watts  school,  was  often  excessively  ministerial 
or  homiletic.  Usage,  which  is  essentially  congregational,  has 
tended  steadily  to  exalt  hymns  of  expression  —  of  worship,  rather 
than  of  instruction  or  exhortation.  In  order  to  avoid  being  dis- 
carded, many  hymns  have  had  to  be  greatly  abbreviated.  Many, 
too,  have  encountered  criticism  because  of  some  one  or  two  turns 
of  expression  that  have  come  to  seem  "  unfortunate."  One  may 
fairly  question  whether  there  is  to-day,  in  the  hymnody  that  has 
the  widest  acceptance,  any  lack  of  real  evangelical  conviction,  of 
a  sort,  too,  that  has  vital  relation  to  that  of  the  fathers ;  but  the 
ways  in  which  this  conviction  is  given  voice  for  congregational 
song  is  certainly  different.  In  particular  hymn-books  the  predi- 
lections of  the  editor  or  editors  for  some  one  type  of  theological 
views  may  occasionally  be  traced,  but,  on  the  whole,  hymn-books 
that  gain  much  circulation  are  those  that  utter  a  body  of  senti- 
ments that  are  rooted  deep  and  firm  in  Gospel  essentials. 

In  one  direction,  however,  it  is  probably  true  that  our  age  is 
adding  substantially  to  the  range  of  thought  in  hymnody  —  or,  at 
least,  is  tending  to  readjust  the  balance.  There  is  to-day  a  wide- 
spread call  for  more  and  better  hymns  of  "  action  "  or  "  service  '* 
—  hymns  that  have  reference  to  what  those  who  sing  can  or  ought 
to  "  do."  It  might  be  argued  that  this  is  not  a  new  element.  It 
was  not  wanting  at  any  other  stage  in  the  development  of  our 
English  hymnody.  But  there  is  a  new  emphasis  upon  certain 
forms  of  practical  action  among  Christians,  and  with  it  has  come 
the  demand  for  somewhat  new  ways  of  utterance.  There  is  less 
interest  in  hymns  of  mystic  contemplation,  as  well  as  in  those  of 
what  may  be  called  "  logical  "  contemplation ;  while  there  is  a 
call  for  verses  that  give  vent  to  energy,  tangible  aspiration,  defi- 
nite plans  of  campaign  for  one's  self,  for  the  Church,  for  the 
world.  This  doubtless  explains  part  of  the  movement  in  hymn- 
selection  that  is  going  on  among  editors. 

At  the  risk  of  seeming  to  overload  this  study  with  mere  cata- 
logues, I  give  the  full  list  of  hymns  which  appear  in  one  or  more 


Recent  Hymn-Books 


277 


of  these  new  books,  but  which   were   not   found   in  the  earlier 
sixteen : — 

A  fifladsoiue  hymn  of  praise  we  aing 

A  little  child  the  Saviour  came 
•A  little  kingdom  I  possess 

Ah,  Holy  Jesus,  how  hast  Thou  offended 
♦All  for  Jesus,  all  for  lesus 

All  things  bright  and  beautiful 
♦Ancient  of  days,  who  sittest  enthroned 

And  art  Thou  come  with  us  to  dwell 
♦And  it  is  Thy  voice,  patient  Saviour 
♦Another  year  of  netting  suns 

As  dai  ker,  darker  fall  around 

As  helpless  as  a  child  who  clings 

At  all  times  praise  the  Lord 

At  Thy  feet,  O  Christ,  we  lay 

Be  with  me.  Lord,  where'er"!  go 

Before  the  day  draws  near  its  ending 

Before  Thine  awful  presence 

Before  Thy  holy  presence,  Lord 

Begin  the  day  with  God 
♦Behold  a  Sower  !  from  afar 

Behold  us.  Lord,  a  little  space 

Believe  not  those  who  say 

Beloved,  let  us  love  ;  love  is  of  God 

Blessed  Jesus,  here  we  stand 
♦Blessed  Master,  I  have  promised 
♦Blow,  winds  of  God,  awake  and  blow 

Breathe  on  me,  breath  of  God 
♦Bring,  O  morn,  thy  music 

Christian,  rise  and  act  thy  creed 

Come,  brothers,  let  us  go 

Come,  labor  on,  who  dares  stand  idle 

Come,  let  us  join  with  faithful  souls 

Come,  let  us  raise  a  common  song 
♦Come,  let  us  sing  a  tender  song 
♦Come  to  Jesus,  ye  who  labor 

Courage,  brother,  do  nut  stumble 
♦Deal  gently  with  us.  Lord 
♦Dear  Friend,  whose  presence  in  the  house 
♦Dear  Lord,  who  once  upon  the  lake 

Dost  thou  bow  beneath  the  burden 
♦Draw  Thou  my  soul,  O  Christ 

Each  mighty  power  of  evil 
♦Enduring  soul  of  all  our  life 
♦Enter  and  worship  here 
♦Ere  to  the  world  again  we  go 

Eternal  God,  we  look  to  Thee 

Faith  of  our  fathers,  living  still 
♦Father,  give  Thy  benediction 

Father  in  heaven,  who  lovest  all 
♦Father,  Thy  presence  ever  near 
*Father,  to  Thee  we  look  in  all  our  sorrow 
♦Father,  to  us  Thy  children,  humbly  kneeling 
♦Father,  who  art  alone 
*For  mercies  past  we  praise  Thee,  Lord 

For  the  Bread  and  for  the  Wine 
♦From  age  to  age  how  grandly  rise 
♦From  age  to  age  they  gather 
♦From  ocean  unto  ocean 

From  Thee  all  skill  and  science  flow 

Gather  us  in,  Thou  Love  that  fillest  all 

Give  me,  O  Lord,  a  heart  of  grace 

Give  thou  thy  youth  to  God 
♦Go  forth  to  life,  O  child  of  earth 
♦Go  not,  my  soul,  in  search  of  Him 
♦God  Himself  is  with  us 

God  make  my  life  a  little  light 
♦God  of  the  earnest  heart 
♦God  of  the  earth,  the  sky,  the  sea 
♦God  of  the  fathers,  show  their  sons 
♦God  of  the  strong,  God  of  the  weak 
♦God  our  Sun,  the  day  we  own 
♦God's  trumpet  wakes  the  slumbering  world 
♦Gone  are  those  great  and  good 

Gone  is  the  hollow,  murky  night 

Gracious  Spirit,  Dove  divine 

Great  Shepherd  of  Thy  people,  hear 

Hail,  gladdening  light 


Blatchford 

1876     In    A 

Robertson 

1 86 1 

c 

Alcott 

1840 

B 

tr.  ? 

1899 

B 

Simpson 

D 

Alexander 

1848 

B 

W.  C.  Doane 

1886 

ABCD 

Greenwell 

1S74 

A 

Tomlins 

D 

Chadwick 

1873 

A 

? 

A 

Burns 

l8s6 

D 

Howson 

1881 

A 

Bright 

1867 

DB 

Cennick 

1741 

B 

Ellerton 

1880 

c 

How 

1854 

A              B 

Bonar 

1864 

A 

Gladden 

1897 

A 

Ellerton 

1871 

ABC      B 

Bronte 

1851 

A             E 

Bonar 

i88i 

D 

tr.  Winkworth 

1858 

C 

Dickinson 

1900 

A 

Whittier 

1866 

B 

Hatch 

i836 

AB         E 

Gannett 

1893 

A 

F.  A.  R.  Russell 

AB    D 

tr.  Winkworth 

1855 

A 

Borthwick 

1859 

E 

Tarrant 

A            B 

Matheson 

'1890 

A 

Chadwick 

1901 

A 

Parker 

1898 

A 

Macleod 

1857 

BC 

Everett 

1866 

A 

Clarke 

i8ss 

A 

Pease 

1890 

A 

Coster 

1880 

A 

Larcom 

1892 

A 

Gill 

1881 

B 

Oakley 

188s 

B 

Albertson 

iqoo 

B 

? 

184s 

A 

Merrick 

1763 

A 

Faber 

1849 

B     DB 

? 

1864 

A 

Kipling 

.... 

DB 

Hale 

.... 

A 

Hosmer 

.... 

B         B 

Clarke 

i8s6 

A            B 

E.J. 

C 

? 

i846 

A 

Bonar 

1874 

CD 

Hosmer 

1899 

A 

Hosmer 

1891 

AB 

Murray 



C 

Kingsley 

1872 

A             E 

Matheson 

1890 

A        D 

Gilbert 

.... 

A 

Bonar 

.... 

C 

Longfellow 

1864 

A 

Hosmer 

1879 

A 

tr.  Coffin 

IQIO 

E 

Edwards 

1873 

A 

fohnson 
! -.ongfellow 

1848 

AB         B 

1864 

A 

Raymond 

iqoci 

C 

Gilder 

D 

? 

A 

Longfellow 

^864 

ABC      E 

Pierpoint 

1830 

A 

tr.  Doubledav 

1843 

B 

Stocker 

1777 

C 

Newton 

1779 

C 

tr.  Keble 

1834 

A         D 

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Hartford  Seminary  Record 


♦Hath  not  thy  heart  within  thee  burned 
*He  hides  within  the  lily 
He  leads  us  on  by  paths  we  did  not  know 
He  liveth  long  who  liveth  well 
He  who  suns  and  worlds  upholdeth 
♦Heaven  is  here,  where  hymns  of  gladness 
Heavenly  Father,  may  Thy  love 
Heavenly  Father,  Thou  hast  brought  us 
♦Hills  of  God,  break  forth  in  singing 
Ho  !  every  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nigh 
♦Ho  !  ye  that  rest  beneath  the  rock 
♦Holy  Father,  great  Creator 
Holy  Father,  in  Thy  mercy 
Hope  on,  hope  on  !  the  golden  days 
♦How  blest  Thy  first  disciples,  Lord 
How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught 
♦How  near  to  us,  O  God,  Thou  art 
♦How  sweet  and  silent  is  the  place 
I  am  not  worthy,  Holy  Lord 
♦I  little  see,  I  little  know 
♦I  live  for  those  who  love  me 
♦1  look  to  Thee  in  every  need 
I  love,  I  love  Thee,  Lord  Most  High 
♦I  sought  the  Lord,  and  afterward  I  knew 
♦I  thank  Thee,  Lord,  for  strength  of  arm 
If  Thou  impart  Thyself  to  me 
♦In  Christ  T  feel  the  heart  of  God 
*In  life's  earnest  morning 
♦In  our  day  of  thanksgiving 
In  token  that  thou  shalt  not  fear 
Jesns,  Fountam  of  mv  days 
Jesus,  holiest,  tenderest,  dearest 
Jesus,  I  will  trust  Thee 
♦Jesus  is  risen  !  lift  your  glad  voices 
Jesus,  loving  to  the  end 

(Jesus,  in  Thy  dying  woes) 
♦Jesus,  the  Crucified,  pleads  for  me 
♦Jesus,  Thou  divine  Companion 
♦Jesus,  Thou  hast  willed  it 
Jesus,  whelmed  in  fears 

(Jesus,  in  Thy  dying  woes) 
♦Judge  eternal,  throned  in  splendor 
Just  as  1  am,  Thine  own  to  be 
♦Land  where  the  banners  wave  last  in  the  sun 
Leader  of  faithful  souls,  and  Guide 
Let  us,  brothers,  let  us  gladly 
♦Life  of  ages,  richly  poured 
♦Light  of  the  world's  dark  story 
♦Lighten  the  darkness  of  our  life's  long  night 
♦Like  a  river  glorious 
♦Lo,  a  fair  Rose  ablooming 
♦Lo,  the  earth  is  risen  again 
Lo,  what  a  crowd  of  witnesses 
Look  up  to  heaven  !  the  industrious  sun 
Looking  upward  every  day 
♦Lord,  as  we  Thy  name  profess 
♦Lord,  from  far-severed  climes  we  come 
Lord,  give  me  light  to  do  my  work 
♦Lord,  help  us  in  this  solemn  act  to  see 
♦Lord  of  life  and  King  of  Glory 
Lord  of  might  and  Lord  of  Glory 
Lord  of  the  gracious  sunshine 
Lord  of  the  harvest,  it  is  right  and  meet 
Lord,  teach  us  how  to  pray  aright 
♦Lord,  the  word  is  spoken  now 
♦Lord.  Thou  lovest  the  cheerful  giver 
Lord,  Thy  mercy  now 
Love  came  down  at  Christmas 
♦Love  thyself  last !  look  near 
♦Lovely  to  the  outward  eye 
♦Made  of  one  blood  with  all  on  earth 
March  on,  march  on,  O  ye  soldiers  true 
March  on,  O  soul,  with  strength 
♦Men,  whose  boast  i;  is  that  ye 
♦Mine  eyes  have  seen  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
♦Most  gracious  Saviour,  'twas  not  Thine 
My  God,  my  only  Help  and  Hope 
♦My  lesus,  I  love  Thee.  I  know  Thou  art  mine 
♦My  Saviour,  Thou  hast  offered  rest 
♦Not  always  on  the  mount  may  we 
♦Not  in  some  cloistered  cell 
♦Not  long  on  Hermon's  holy  height 
Not  on  this  day,  O  Lord,  alone 


Bulfinch 

1832 

A 

Gannett 
tr.  ? 

Bonar 

1873 

A 
A 
A         D 

1864 

Gill 

1880 

E 

J.  G.  Adams 

1846 

AB 

Guest 

1835 

c 

Hawkins 

1885 

c 

Buckham 

i8w8 

A 

Wesley 

1740 

c 

Sears 

1864 

A 

Griswold 

1835 

c 

Stephenson 

1889 

CD 

Thring 

i8e6 

AB 

Pease 

iSgo 

A 

Wotton 

1651 

A 

? 



A 

A.  F.  Palmer 

1901 

A 

Baker 

1875 

E 

Hosmer 

1883 

A 

Banks 

i860 

B 

Longfellow 

1864 

AB         E 

tr.  Caswall 

1858 

E 

p 

A            E 

Davis 

1908 

E 

Wesley 

175- ? 

c 

Larcom 

D 

Oakley 

1885 

B 

Draper 

1894 

E 

Alford 

1832 

c 

Matheson 

1890 

A 

Gill 

1891 

B 

Walker 

1855 

C 

Pease 

1891 

A 

Pollock 

1870 

E 

Simpson 

.... 

D 

Van  Dyke 

1910 

E 

Jenner 

.... 

D 

Pollock 

1870 

E 

Holland 

1903 

E 

Hearn 

A 

Holmes 

isei 

A 

Wesley 

1747 

A 

Bateman 

1862 

B 

Longfellow 

1864 

A            E 

Rankin 

1 900 

A 

Owen 

B 

? 

.... 

B 

tr.  Coffin  &  V. 

1910 

E 

Longfellow 

1876 

A 

? 

1745 

c 

Wm.  Wordsworth  1834 

E 

Butler 

1881 

A 

Parker 

1890 

AB 

Hay 



B 

Bonar 

1867 

E 

Cauldwell 

.... 

D 

Burke 

1903 

B 

Blackie 

1876 

E 

Coster 

1892 

A 

Stone 

1872 

C 

Montgomery 

i8i8 

c 

Blake 

.... 

D 

Murray 

.... 

c 

A.N. 

1884 

E 

Rossetti 

D 

> 

.... 

B 

Bowie 

1910 

E 

Best 

1008 

B 

Armitage 

1886? 

A 

Coster 

1900 

AB 

Lowell 

1864 

A 

Howe 

1861 

A 

Bulfinch 

1832 

D 

Mason 

1683 

E 

? 

B 

? 

B 

Hosmer 

issi 

A 

Offord 

B 

Pease 

1891 

A 

Gaskell 

1837? 

A 

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279 


*Not  so  in  haste,  my  heart 

•Now  sing  we  a  sonjf  for  the  harvest 

Now  the  winjfs  of  day  are  furled 
•Now,  while  we  sinj^  our  closing  psalm 
*0  beautiful  for  spacious  skies 
•O  beautiful,  my  country 

O  blessed  God.' to  Thee  I  raise 
•O  blessed  Son  of  God 

•O  brother  man,  fold  to  thy  heart  thy  brother 
•O  Child  of  lowly  manger 

O  Father,  in  Thy  Father's  heart 
♦O  Father,  when  the  sofiened  heart 

O  Friend  divine,  with  Thee  apart 
•O  God,  I  thank  Thee  for  each  sight 
•O  God,  Thou  Giver  of  all  good 

O  God.  Thou  in  Thy  love  dost  make 
•O  God,  Thy  world  is  sweet  with  prayer 
•O  God,  while  generations  flee 

O  God,  whose  love  is  near 

O  h^pp^  house,  where  Thou  art  loved 
•O  heavenly  gift  of  love  divine 
*0  holy  citv  seen  of  John 
•O  Life  that  maketh  all  things  new 
•O  Lord,  in  whom  are  all  my  springs 

O  Lord,  it  is  a  blessed  thing 

O  Lord  of  life  and  love  and  power 
•O  Lord  of  life,  once  laid  in  Joseph's  tomb 
•O  Lord  of  life,  where'er  they  be 

O  Lord,  with  toil  our  days  are  filled 
♦O  Love  divine,  whose  constant  beam 
*0  Love  of  God  most  full 
•O  Master,  Brother,  Lord  and  Friend 

O  Master,  when  Thou  callest 
*0  North,  with  all  thy  vales  of  green 

O  praise  the  Lord  our  «iod 

O  render  thanks  unto  the  Lord 
*0  sometimes  gleams  upon  our  sight 

O  Thou,  not  made  with  hands 
♦O  Thou  who  sealest  up  the  past 

O  Thou  whose  hand  has  brought  us 
*0  Thou  whose  liberal  sun  and  rain 

O  'twHS  a  jovful  sound  to  hear 
♦O  Zion,  haste  !  thy  mission  high  fulfilling 
♦Once  more  the  liberal  year  laughs  out 
•Once  to  every  man  and  nation 

One  Lord  there  is,  all  lords  above 

Our  God  and  Father,  mindful  of  the  love 
•Out  of  the  dark  the  circling  sphere 

Part  in  peace  !  is  day  before  us 

Past  are  the  cross,  the  scourge,  the  thorn 
•Peace  of  God,  which  knows  no  measure 

PeacefuUv  round  us  the  shadows 
•Praise  to  God  and  thanks  we  bring 
•Present  with  the  two  or  three 
•Rest  for  the  weary  hands  is  good 
•Rest  in  the  Lord,  my  soul 

Ring  out  the  old,  rinj^in  the  new 

Round  me  falls  the  night 

Saw  you  never  in  the  twilight 
•Send  down  Thv  truth,  O  God 
•Shall  we  grow  weary  in  our  watch 

Silent,  like  men  in  solemn  haste 
•Sing  we  of  the  golden  city 
Hail  the  glorious  golden  city 

Softly  the  silent  night 

Strong  Son  of  (iod,  immortal  Love 

Sweet  is  the  solemn  voice  that  calls 

Sweetly  the  holy  hymn 

Teach  me  to  live  !  'tis  easier  far 

Teach  us  what  Thy  love  has  borne 
(Father,  hear  Thy  children's  call) 

Tender  mercies  on  my  way 
•The  changing  years,  eternal  God 

The  child  leans  on  its  parent's  breast 

The  Church  of  God  is  stablished 

The  duteous  day  now  closeth 

The  first  Nowell  the  angel  did  say 
CThe  grave  itself  a  garden  is 

The  light  pours  down  from  heaven 

The  Lord  is  in  His  Holy  Place 
•The  old  year's  long  campaign  is  o'er 

Hhe  peace  which  God  bestows 


Torrey 

1876 

A 

E 

Chadwick 

1871 

A 

C      E 

Brooke 

1881 

A 

Longfellow 

A 

Bates 

igo4 

B 

Hosmer 

AB 

D 

tr.  ? 

ii^} 

E 

Crain 

.906 

EC 

Whirtier 

1848 

AB 

Hlanchard 

X906 

E 

Armitage 

1887 

B 

? 

1902? 

B 

Coster 

1900 

A 

C.  A.  Mason 

.... 

A 

Longfellow 

"1864 

A 

B 

Monsell 

A 

Larcom 

A 

? 

.... 

A 

Brooke 

issi 

A 

tr.  1  indlater 

1858 

DE 

Very 

A 

Bowie 

1910 

B 

Longfellow 
How 

1874 

A 
A 

1871 

E 

Armitage 

1875 

A 

Poase 

i8g3 

A 

Hosmer 

1888 

A 

Ainger 

E 

Whittier 

i86^ 

AB 

Clute 

A 

Parker 

1903 

A 

Stock 

1888 

C 

Bryant 

... 

DE 

Plumptre 

X864 

A 

Fvans 

1865 

C 

Whittier 

1852 

A 

Palgrave 

1867 

A 

CDE 

Cole 

1887 

A 

Goad  by 

1879 

E 

Lo.gfellow 

1864 

A 

Tate  &  Br. 

1698 

A 

Thomson 

1870 

BCD 

Whittier 

1859 

A 

? 

D 

Rands 

1872 

A 

Bright 

1875 

E 

Longfellow 

1864 

A 

Adams 

1841 

A 

Jewitt 

.... 

A 

? 

.... 

A 

Blatchford 

A 

Gannett 

1882 

A 

Freer 

C 

Whittier 

iSyi 

A 

Babcock 

A 

Tennyson 

isso 

A 

Romania 

1878 

E 

Alexander 

1853 

D 

Sill 

1867 

A 

Whittier 

1841 

A 

Bonar 

1864 

A 

Adler 

1878 

A 

DE 

Blatchford 

1875 

A 

Tennyson 

1850 

A 

D 

Lyte 

1834 

C 

Spurgeon 

1866 

AB 

Burman 

i860 

C 

Pollock 

1875 

c 

Waring 

1850 

A 

C.  A.  Mason 

.... 

A 

I.  Williams 

1843 

A 

Thayer 

1897 

B 

D 

tr.? 

1899 

E 

? 

D 

Wordsworth 

'1*863 

B 

Gostick 

A 

Gannett 

1873 

A 

Stone 

1872 

A 

Hemans 

A 

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Hartford  Seminary  Record 


The  shepherds  had  an  augel 
♦The  sun  declines  !  o'er  land  and  sea 

The  voice  says,  Cry  !  what  shall  we  cry 

The  wise  may  bring  their  learning 
*Tbe  world  looks  very  beautiful 

There  are  coming  chancres  great 

There  is  no  sorrow,  Lord,  too  light 

These  things  shall  be — a  loftier  race 
♦Thirsting  for  a  living  spring 
♦Thou  gracious  Power,  whose  mercy  lends 
♦Thou  hast  gone  up  again 

Thou  in  whose  name  the  two  or  three 
♦Thou  Lord  of  Hosts,  whose  guiding  hand 
♦Thou  who  dost  all  things  give 

Though  home  be  dear,  and  life  be  sweet 

Through  centuries  of  sin  and  woe 

Thus  heaven  is  gathering,  one  by  one 
♦Thy  kingdom  come,  O  Lord 
♦Thy  kingdom  come  !  on  bended  knee 
♦Thy  name,  O  Lord,  in  sweet  accord 
♦  'Tis  winter  now  ;  the  fallen  snow 
♦To  do  Thy  holy  will 
♦To  Him  who  children  blessed 
♦To  sacrifice,  to  share 

To  Thee,  whose  temple  is  all  space 
♦Trumpet  of  God,  sound  high 

'Twixt  gleams  of  joy  and  clouds  of  doubt 

Upon  the  hills  the  wind  is  bleak 

We  come,  our  hearts  with  gladness  glowing       tr. 
♦We  praise  Thee,  O  God,  our  Redeemer,  Creator 
♦We  pray  no  more,  made  lowly  wise 

We  pray  Thee,  Jesus,  who  didst  first 
♦■We  see  not,  know  not 
♦What  means  this  glory  round  our  feet 
♦What  Thoa  wilt,  O  Father,  give 

When  Christ  was  bom  of  Mary  free 
♦When  courage  fails,  and  faith  burns  low 
♦When  mother-love  makes  all  things  bright 

"When  my  love  to  Christ  grows  weak 
♦When  spring's  soft  breath  and  softer  showers 
♦When  Thy  heart  with  joy  o'erflowing 

When  Thy  soldiers  take  their  swords 
♦Where  cross  the  crowded  ways  of  life 

Where  is  thy  God,  my  soul 

Where  is  your  God,  they  say 

Wheresoever  two  or  three 
♦Wilt  Thou  not  visit  me 

Work  is  sweet,  for  God  has  blest 

Ye  that  have  spent  the  silent  night 

Of  the  above  285  hymns,  about  230  appear  in  but  a  single  book  (A,  120  ;  B, 

12  ;  C,  28  ;  D,  22  ;  E,  49),  about  40  in  two  books,  and  the  rest  in  either 
three  or  four  books.  Their  distribution  between  the  books  is  as  follows  : 
A,  159 ;  B,  36  ;  C,  39  ;  D.  45  ;  E,  80. 

As  would  naturally  be  expected,  the  large  majority  of  these 
hymns  are  comparatively  recent  in  date.    Out  of  the  total  of  285, 

13  come  from  before  1800,  about  50  from  bet\veen  1830  and  i860, 
somewhat  over  100  from  between  i860  and  1890,  and  the  rest 
presumably  from  a  still  more  recent  time.  Just  about  half  of  them 
seem  to  be  of  American  origin,  though  the  exact  data  on  this 
point  are  not  readily  available. 

In  connection  with  the  contention  that  variety  and  novelty 
of  meter  are  now  decidedly  demanded,  it  may  be  noted  that  in 
this  list  about  80  meters  are  represented,  each  one  requiring  a 
distinct  type  of  tune.  The  proportion  of  the  meters  that  were 
once  overwhelmingly  standard  would  be  much  smaller  than  it  is, 


Rossetti 

D 

Walmsley 

1893 

£ 

Twells 

D 

? 

^887 

E 

Warner 

i860? 

E 

Matheson 

i8qo 

A 

Crewdson 

i860? 

A 

E 

Symonds 

1880 

A 

D 

Appleton 

1846 

A 

Holmes 

DE 

Scudder 

1874 

A 

EUerton 

1871 

E 

Frothingham 

1846 

E 

Furness 

i860 

A 

Armitage 

A 

J.  H.  Gurney 

^838 

D 

Bickersteth 

1803 

A 

Hosmer 

1905 

B 

Hosmer 

1 891 

AB 

B 

Parker 

1885 

A 

Longfellow 

.... 

A 

Cooper 

.... 

A 

E 

Clarke 

1844 

A 

> 

A 

Pope 

1738 

E 

A.  Brooks 

CD 

Shairp 

1871 

A 

B 

Skelton 

A 

Cox 

'li'^z 

A 

Cady 

D 

Hosiner 

1879 

A 

Phillimore 

1863 

c 

Whittier 

1863 

A 

Lowell 

1884 

A 

Whittier 

1863 

.    A 

? 

D 

Hosmer 

issi 

A 

Jenks 
Wreford 

.... 

D 

1837 

A 

E 

> 

A 

T.  C.  Williams 

is^i 

AB 

Owen 

1887 

DE 

North 

.... 

DB 

Lynch 

1855 

B 

Martineau 

1873 

A 

Conder 

1836 

c 

Very 

1839 

A 

Thring 

1 866 

A 

Gascoigne 

1575 

D 

Recent  Hymn- Books  281 

if  it  did  not  happen  that  one  of  the  books  (A)  shows  an  unusual 
emphasis  upon  them.  My  impression  is  that  the  writers  of  hymns 
are  rather  less  affected  by  the  desire  for  variety  of  measure  than 
are  the  editors  of  hymn-books  —  and  the  writers  of  tunes.  And 
it  i^  also  to  be  remembered  that  varied  meters  are  not  to  be  looked 
for  much  prior  to  about  i860,  at  least  in  the  material  that  has  not 
already  passed  into  some  degree  of  common  use. 

A  most  interesting  line  of  inquiry  might  be  followed  as  to  the 
scheme  of  classification  and  grouping  adopted  in  these  new  books. 
In  each  case  there  is  an  evident  intention  to  reexamine  the  sub- 
stance of  the  poems  and  their  essential  spirit  or  attitude,  and  then 
to  arrange  them  under  categories  or  rubrics  that  shall  have  some 
freshness  of  suggestion.  The  results  are  singularly  effective  in 
certain  particulars,  often  in  many.  But,  as  bearing  upon  the 
natural  question  about  the  topics  or  classes  of  sentiment  that  are 
sought  for  in  the  fresh  hymns  that  are  being  introduced  into 
usage,  it  will  be  worth  while  to  note  the  following  sample  points. 
In  one  of  the  books  (A)  73  hymns  are  included  under  these 
captions,  *'  Gladness  and  Gratitude,  Love  and  Service,  Work  and 
Duty,  Sincerity  and  Earnestness,  Ardor  and  Valor."  Of  these  jt^ 
35  are  new.  Similarly,  in  this  same  book  28  hymns  are  given 
under  the  captions,  "  Social  Progress,  Our  Country."  Of  these, 
15  are  new.  In  another  of  the  books  (E)  4  hymns  are  given 
under  the  captions  "  The  Home,  The  City,"  all  of  which  are  new. 
In  this  book,  too,  out  of  35  hymns  under  "  Love  "  (as  a  trait  of 
"The  Children  of  the  Kingdom"),  12  are  new;  and,  out  of  21 
hymns  for  children,  6  are  new^  These  facts  are  but  specimens 
of  a  large  number  that  might  be  given  to  show  in  what  directions 
of  thought  and  feeling  the  editorial  instinct  believes  the  desire  or 
need  of  the  churches  to  be  tending. 

It  is  perhaps  unnecessary  to  say  in  conclusion  that  the  purpose 
of  this  statistical  study  is  not  in  the  least  critical.  These  five  books 
present  marked  differences  at  many  points,  which  will  appeal  to 
different  minds  with  varying  force.  For  my  own  part,  I  rejoice 
in  this  dissimilarity,  since  it  brings  clearly  into  view  the  enormous 
richness  of  the  hymnodic  literature  that  is  available  in  English, 
and  since  it  suggests  something  of  the  essential  breadth  of  senti- 
ment and  expression  that  must  be  reckoned  with  in  supplying 


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practical  manuals  for  congregational  adoption.  The  constant 
multiplication  of  hymnals  is  far  from  being  an  evil,  though  it  is 
naturally  somewhat  perplexing  to  those  who  examine  them  casu- 
ally. But  hymnals  of  the  grade  here  considered  are  now  always 
made  with  infinite  thought  and  pains  on  the  part  of  expert  editors. 
They  therefore  represent  scholarship,  as  well  as  devoutness,  of  an 
extremely  high  order.  Since  the  issue  of  such  books  involves 
large  pecuniary  risks,  besides  the  expenditure  of  prodigious  time 
and  labor,  it  is  fair  to  assume  that  in  no  case  would  they  be  under- 
taken unless  back  of  them  lay  some  strong  conviction  of  a  genuine 
existing  demand  that  they  are  fitted  to  satisfy,  or  of  a  latent,  but 
vital  need  that  they  are  fitted  to  supply.  In  any  case,  they  are 
significant  signs  of  the  times  —  quite  as  significant  in  their  way 
as  many  treatises  and  discussions  in  other  fields. 

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The  Connecticut  Mutual 

Life   Insurance  Company 

Hartford,  Conn 

JOHN  M.  TAYLOR,  President. 

PURELY  MUTUAL.  ANNUAL  DIVIDENDS. 

Condition  Jan,  /,  1911: 


ASSETS. 


Loans  upon  Real  Estate, 
first  lien, $29,360,833.19 

Bonds  at  Market  Value,  24,877,379.00 

Stocks  at  Market  Value ,        724,775.75 

Loans  upon  Policies  of 
this  Company 4.779.231.55 

Premium  notes  on  Poli- 
cies in  force, 281,281.42 

Home  Office  property,..     1,916,236.00 

Other  Real  Estate, 3.373.512.27 

Real  Estate  sold  under 
Land  Contract, balance 
purchase  price, 663,806.11 

Cash  in  banks, 1,087,990.37 

Bills  Receivable  and 
Agents'  balances, 288.72 

Interest  due  and  accrued,    1,211,918.02 

Rents  due  and  accrued, .  8,021.48 

Net  uncollected  and  de- 
ferred premiums, 526,782.38 

$68,812,056.26 
Less  not  admitted  Assets,  446.52 

$68,811,609.74 


LIABILITIES. 


Amount  required  to  re- 
insure all  outstanding 
Policies,  net.  Com- 
pany's standard, higher 
than  that  required  by 
any  state, $62,429,792.00 

Liability  on  account  of 
lapsed  Policies  not 
surrendered, 161,591.79 

Policy  Claims  in  process 
of  Adjustment, 320,950.82 

Premiums  paid  in  ad- 
vance,   32,669.16 

Dividends  credited  and 
left  with  the  Company 
at  interest 1,594,044.84 

Unearned  interest, 115,786.45 

All  other  liabilities, 591,635.15 

Surplus  to  Policy-hold- 
ers      3.565,139.53 

'    $68,811,609.74 


WHAT  NO  OTHER  COMPANY  HAS  DONE 

To  repay  to  its  policy-holders  in  death  claims,  endow- 
ments, dividends,  surrender  values,  annuities,  and  other 
credits,  more  than  they  have  paid  to  it  in  premiums,  is  one 
of  the  striking  facts  in  the  Company's  history.  It  stands 
alone  in  that  result. 
From  the  Balance  Sheet: 

Total  premiums  received,  December  1, 

1846,  to  December  31,  1910,  .         .  $267,285,165.15 

Total    returned   to    policy-holders,    as 

above  noted,  in  same  period,*  .     274,056,122.92 

Excess  of-amount  so  returned,      .         .         6,770,957.77 

•  In  addition  the  Company  holds  dividends,  with  interest  thereon,  in  the  sum  of 
11,687,102.92,  payable  on  demand. 


ALFRED  T.  RICHARDS,  General  Agent.    ARTHUR  R.  THOMPSON,  Special  Agent. 
ROBERT  P.  BUTLER,  Supervisor  of  Agents,  Room  516,  Company's  Buildmg. 


